Guided Tours see the best spots

Hondeklipbaai/Hondeklip Bay’s Lighthouse marks the Hondeklip Bay coastline to incoming naval ships and boats. The beam of light emitting from the lighthouse warns incoming ships passing along the West Coast when there is imminent danger.

The new white and red tower in Hondeklip Bay was constructed in 2006 to replace the old stilt structure that originated in 1936.

Visiting the lighthouse near sunset

The Dog Stone is a big gneiss rock that so closely resembled a dog, it inspired Thomas Grace to name Hondeklipbaai, which means “Dog Stone Bay”.

In 1853 the “Dog” was defaced when its ear was chopped of and taken to Cape Town in order to start the fictitious “Dog’s Ear Copper Company”. During a severe lightning storm in the 1970s, it lost its nose as well.

The dog stone

At the Honnehokke, there are five resident Yorkies who bask in the sun like rock lizards. True to the heritage of the town, the Honnehokke Resort is pet-friendly. To read more about the petiquette at the Honnehokke, click here.

For a little romance, watch the sunset at Spitfire (Spatklip) and take a few stunning pictures

Ask us about the former Hondeklipbaai/Hondeklip Bay Abalone Farm. This completed Abalone Grow-Out Pilot project was conducted in Hondeklipbaai/ Hondeklip Bay in the Northern Cape in partnership with HIK-Abalone, the industry partner, and Stellenbosch University. The trial proved to be a big success.